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Microsoft is putting AI actions into the Windows File Explorer (www.theverge.com)
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Microsoft is starting to integrate AI shortcuts, or what it calls AI actions, into the File Explorer in Windows 11. These shortcuts let you right-click on a file and quickly get to Windows AI features like blurring the background of a photo, erasing objects, or even summarizing content from Office files.

Four image actions are currently being tested in the latest Dev Channel builds of Windows 11, including Bing visual search to find similar images on the web, the blur background and erase objects features found in the Photos app, and the remove background option in Paint.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

When you pull out “software I didn’t start for six months wants to update”

Did the software "want" to update or "force" an update? There's a meaningful difference there and windows often doesn't give you a choice or do anything else while it's updating.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

“Everything” implies much more than the OS and related Windows updates.

And honestly, Windows forcing updates is a good thing, as has been said time and again. Do you recall the days of Windows XP, where so so many machines were sitting on relatively ancient versions, and exposed to a huge number of vulnerabilities? That is what lead to the current update situation.

And to those that argue that users should be able to manage their own updates, there are numerous ways for a power user to do just that. But the bar for entry is “high” (no UI) to prevent normal end users who will never actually manage their updates from turning them off.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

This is my personal machine that I own, there is no reason for my operating system to "hide" options from me. If I want to never update my system or delete core operating files that's my fucking problem to deal with.

You know what else windows hides from normal users? How to disable information tracking, ads, and this AI bullshit.